Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-14
NINE. SEASONS DILEMMA.

was Spectator and fnancier and
about so years of age. He was married
and had daughter Corinne and a son
Charles. He kept up an expensive es-
Enlistment and was reputed rich
Early in the year named he became
reserved and morose and was constant
ly talking to his family about their ex-
travagance and the necessity of reducing
expenses. At length he grew almost
violent in his conduct toward his family
and the greatest forbearance had to be
exercised by them.
Oct. 81 Nj. Sasson went to the city
early. About noon he returned with a
van. and set several men to work re-
moving the pictures from the parlors.
He was very stern, and took no notice
of his family, who did not expostulate.
He returned to the city, and was not
home until late The next morning at
breakfast he informed his family that
he was about to curtail his establish
ment, and to that end had resolved to
move into smaller and less pretentious
dwelling.
Have you suffered such heavy losses
as to render this necessarily his wife
asked. 1T is very inopportune just at
this juncture, when Corinne expects
soon to receive a proposal ofmarriage.'
LET her marry whom she pleases,r
he replied, roughly: .'she will soon
bring him to poverty with her extrava-
gance.'
.'"She is sought by worthy gentle
man. the son said land the connec-
ton is in every way desirable.
1T is proper for you not to interfere
in such Matters the father said; "you
will have enough to do to attend to
your own cares in life. You
have already failed in two examinations
at college, and have shown yourself in
competent for anything.'
Il am competent, the son replied
with warmth, Ito protect my mother
and sister,
-.'Insolent'' exclaimed his father;
and. rushing toward him, he clenched
his fist as thsugh to strike him.
Nine. Sasson interposed her person
l,% IL. n
Sasson ground his teeth with rage, and
then struck his wife a violent blow
over the side of the head. The son was
ready to grapple with his father, but
his mother entreated him to forbear.
Soon afterward NJ. Sasson quilted the
house.
After brief consultation Nine.
Sasson resolved to seek refuge with her
sister, and her children agreed to ac-
company her. Trunks were hastily
packed and preparations made for i'm
anediate departure. While her chill
dren were engaged in this work Nine.
Sasson went to bureau where her
husband kept revolver.
'tIf he should return and see Ills pre-
paring for departure he mightdlo some
thing desperate, shasaid to herself.
She tadk the pistol from the drawer;
and holding it among the folds of her
dress went to her apartments. As she
omitted thelibrary she found NJ. SEASONS
valet at the door. He turned aside and
made no remark, and she passed OH ia
silence. On reaching the apartments
occupied by herself and her husband
she found her children busy packing.
She placed the revolver behind vase
on the amantlepiece without being Oh
served
When NJ Sasson returned home lin
the evening" he found the house deserted
The valet told him that his wife and
children had departed together, having
first packed several trunks, which they
had taken with them.
II saw madame 20 to your bureau in
the library the valet said at the con-
clusion Of his story.
NJ. Sasson went to the library and
examined the bureau,
.sMy revolver has been removed" he
said.
Il saw madame quit the library"
the valet said, "holding by her side
something which was concealed by the
drapery.
In the evening Nine. Sasson dis
covered that she had left large sum
of money in her boudoir. She had inn
mediate need of this sum, and how to
get it, was the subject of much thought.
She determined to say nothing Of il to
her children for fear Charles should in
sist upon going to their former resi-
dence for it and thus perhaps be
brought into collision with his father.
Finally she devised a scheme. She
had the keys of the side entrance from !
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